diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index fafb2c821e9ba..9a0919c9343d0 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -5950,10 +5950,13 @@ static std::unique_ptr<Module> emit_function(
                 vi.value = theArg;
                 if (specsig && theArg.V && ctx.debug_enabled && vi.dinfo) {
                     SmallVector<uint64_t, 8> addr;
-                    if ((Metadata*)vi.dinfo->getType() != jl_pvalue_dillvmt && theArg.ispointer())
-                        addr.push_back(llvm::dwarf::DW_OP_deref);
-                    AllocaInst *parg = dyn_cast<AllocaInst>(theArg.V);
-                    if (!parg) {
+                    Value *parg;
+                    if (theArg.ispointer()) {
+                        parg = theArg.V;
+                        if ((Metadata*)vi.dinfo->getType() != jl_pvalue_dillvmt)
+                            addr.push_back(llvm::dwarf::DW_OP_deref);
+                    }
+                    else {
                         parg = ctx.builder.CreateAlloca(theArg.V->getType(), NULL, jl_symbol_name(s));
                         ctx.builder.CreateStore(theArg.V, parg);
                     }
diff --git a/src/llvm-gc-invariant-verifier.cpp b/src/llvm-gc-invariant-verifier.cpp
index 05fcfad5d935a..cd10881863c98 100644
--- a/src/llvm-gc-invariant-verifier.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm-gc-invariant-verifier.cpp
@@ -85,12 +85,10 @@ void GCInvariantVerifier::visitStoreInst(StoreInst &SI) {
     if (VTy->isPointerTy()) {
         /* We currently don't obey this for arguments. That's ok - they're
            externally rooted. */
-        if (!isa<Argument>(SI.getValueOperand())) {
-            unsigned AS = cast<PointerType>(VTy)->getAddressSpace();
-            Check(AS != AddressSpace::CalleeRooted &&
-                  AS != AddressSpace::Derived,
-                  "Illegal store of decayed value", &SI);
-        }
+        unsigned AS = cast<PointerType>(VTy)->getAddressSpace();
+        Check(AS != AddressSpace::CalleeRooted &&
+              AS != AddressSpace::Derived,
+              "Illegal store of decayed value", &SI);
     }
     VTy = SI.getPointerOperand()->getType();
     if (VTy->isPointerTy()) {